Case Studies
Guatemala
Catholic Relief Services
Flores, Guatemala This report examines the transition of project activities in Guatemala from Catholic Relief Services (CRS) to community organizations over the course of the seven-year (2012–18) Food Security Focused on the First Thousand Days (Seguridad Alimentaria Enfocada en los Primero Mil Días/SEGAMIL) project.
Trickle Up
Guatemala City, Guatemala This report describes the graduation approach employed by Trickle Up—an international NGO headquartered in New York, with projects in Africa, Asia, and the Americas—to create independent village savings and loan associations (VSLAs).
Colombia
SOS Childrens Villages International and Aldeas Infantiles SOS Colombia
This report examines the devolution of responsibility from SOS Children’s Villages International, an INGO, to its country office in Colombia.
Morocco
CARE Morocco and CARE International
This is a case study of CARE Morocco’s transition from local association founded by CARE France in 2007 to candidate for membership of CARE International’s confederation in 2017. CARE Morocco has operated autonomously since its inception, with the impetus for applying for confederation membership coming from its Moroccan leadership.
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Mercy Corps and Partner Microcredit Foundation
This case study examines the transition of Mercy Corps’ economic development program to an independent, Bosnian-registered microcredit foundation called Partner Microcredit Foundation (Partner). Registered in 2000, Partner is a multi-ethnic non-profit foundation. It was started by Mercy Corps (an INGO headquartered in the US) in 1997 as an economic development project supporting income-generation and entrepreneurship in Bosnia’s war-affected, multi-ethnic border areas.
Georgia
Oxfam GB and BRIDGE
Tbilisi, Georgia This case study examines the gradual transition of Oxfam out of the Republic of Georgia and the creation of a local spin-off organization, BRIDGE – Innovation and Development. While the case study focuses on Georgia, it is set within the Oxfam’s broader regional exit strategy, which has involved the closure of a number of programs in the South Caucasus, including in Armenia and Azerbaijan.
Democratic Republic of the Congo
International Rescue Committee: Tuungane Program
Do community-driven development (CDD) approaches facilitate successful transition when programs run by INGOs come to an end? This is the key question explored in this case study on the Tuungane program in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Tuungane is a large-scale community-driven reconstruction and development initiative funded by the UK’s Department for International Development (DFID).
Burundi
PADCO and Ikibiri Coalition
This case study describes the transition of Planning and Development Collaborative International (PADCO) – an INGO – from Burundi, and the subsequent creation of the local NGO Ikibiri Coalition. PADCO’s work and exit took place within a context of post-conflict political transition, open political space, and stable aid delivery.
Kenya
Nuru International and Nuru Kenya
Migori County, Kenya This report examines the organizational transition planned and implemented by the staff of the INGO Nuru International in Migori County (Kuria West), Kenya, focusing particularly on the transition of the organization’s international staff from Nuru Kenya in June 2015.
India
ActionAid International and ActionAid Association
This case study outlines the transition of Action Aid International (AAI) to Action Aid Association (AAA), an Indian organization. The report focuses on how AAA applied its organizational mission and values to the transition, particularly through internal and external messaging.
Mennonite Central Committee India
Kolkata, West Bengal, India This case study examines the Mennonite Central Committee’s (MCC) work in India, supporting a variety of development and peacebuilding initiatives in Kolkata and its surrounding areas. The case was selected as a result of feedback received from participants during several external engagements.
Bangladesh
Community Management Organizations and Winrock International
Climate Resilience Ecosystems and Livelihoods (CREL) was a six-year, USAID-funded project implemented by a Winrock International-led consortium in tandem with Bangladeshi partners and government agencies, most notably the Bangladesh Forest Department (BFD).
Thailand
Raks Thai Foundation and CARE International
This is a case study of the transition of CARE USA’s Thailand office into a local entity named Raks Thai Foundation (RTF) in 1997, which six years later was re-incorporated as a member of the CARE confederation.
Timor-Leste
Belun and CICR
Dili, Timor-Leste This case study centers on the NGO Belun, headquartered in Dili, Timor-Leste. The unique story of its inception in the early 2000s; its organizational development over the course of a USAID grant; its transition from international to local leadership; and its ability to survive and even thrive up to the present day make it an excellent case for analysis.
Philippines
World Vision and TB Taskforce Federation, Inc
Iloilo City, Iloilo, Philippines This report documents the handover of World Vision’s Social Mobilization on Tuberculosis (SMT) project (2005–11) in Iloilo City, Philippines, positioning the case study within the Philippines’ broader civil society and international aid context. The report looks beyond technical aspects to consider how partnerships between international and local actors evolve during transition processes.
Coffee for Peace, PCBI, and Mennonite Church Canada
Mindanao, Philippines This report presents the case study of the Mennonite Church Canada and its relationship with PeaceBuilders Community, Inc. (PBCI), a Mindanao-based peacebuilding organization in the Philippines that carries out a range of peace and reconciliation activities with conflict-impacted communities and local leaders. In particular, the report examines how PBCI was able to achieve financial independence from the Mennonite Church Canada by embarking on a social enterprise initiative: Coffee for Peace.
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Case Studies
Guatemala
Catholic Relief Services
Flores, Guatemala This report examines the transition of project activities in Guatemala from Catholic Relief Services (CRS) to community organizations over the course of the seven-year (2012–18) Food Security Focused on the First Thousand Days (Seguridad Alimentaria Enfocada en los Primero Mil Días/SEGAMIL) project.
Trickle Up
Guatemala City, Guatemala This report describes the graduation approach employed by Trickle Up—an international NGO headquartered in New York, with projects in Africa, Asia, and the Americas—to create independent village savings and loan associations (VSLAs).
Colombia
SOS Childrens Villages International and Aldeas Infantiles SOS Colombia
This report examines the devolution of responsibility from SOS Children’s Villages International, an INGO, to its country office in Colombia.
Morocco
CARE Morocco and CARE International
This is a case study of CARE Morocco’s transition from local association founded by CARE France in 2007 to candidate for membership of CARE International’s confederation in 2017. CARE Morocco has operated autonomously since its inception, with the impetus for applying for confederation membership coming from its Moroccan leadership.
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Mercy Corps and Partner Microcredit Foundation
This case study examines the transition of Mercy Corps’ economic development program to an independent, Bosnian-registered microcredit foundation called Partner Microcredit Foundation (Partner). Registered in 2000, Partner is a multi-ethnic non-profit foundation. It was started by Mercy Corps (an INGO headquartered in the US) in 1997 as an economic development project supporting income-generation and entrepreneurship in Bosnia’s war-affected, multi-ethnic border areas.
Georgia
Oxfam GB and BRIDGE
Tbilisi, Georgia This case study examines the gradual transition of Oxfam out of the Republic of Georgia and the creation of a local spin-off organization, BRIDGE – Innovation and Development. While the case study focuses on Georgia, it is set within the Oxfam’s broader regional exit strategy, which has involved the closure of a number of programs in the South Caucasus, including in Armenia and Azerbaijan.
Democratic Republic of the Congo
International Rescue Committee: Tuungane Program
Do community-driven development (CDD) approaches facilitate successful transition when programs run by INGOs come to an end? This is the key question explored in this case study on the Tuungane program in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Tuungane is a large-scale community-driven reconstruction and development initiative funded by the UK’s Department for International Development (DFID).
Burundi
PADCO and Ikibiri Coalition
This case study describes the transition of Planning and Development Collaborative International (PADCO) – an INGO – from Burundi, and the subsequent creation of the local NGO Ikibiri Coalition. PADCO’s work and exit took place within a context of post-conflict political transition, open political space, and stable aid delivery.
Kenya
Nuru International and Nuru Kenya
Migori County, Kenya This report examines the organizational transition planned and implemented by the staff of the INGO Nuru International in Migori County (Kuria West), Kenya, focusing particularly on the transition of the organization’s international staff from Nuru Kenya in June 2015.
India
ActionAid International and ActionAid Association
This case study outlines the transition of Action Aid International (AAI) to Action Aid Association (AAA), an Indian organization. The report focuses on how AAA applied its organizational mission and values to the transition, particularly through internal and external messaging.
Mennonite Central Committee India
Kolkata, West Bengal, India This case study examines the Mennonite Central Committee’s (MCC) work in India, supporting a variety of development and peacebuilding initiatives in Kolkata and its surrounding areas. The case was selected as a result of feedback received from participants during several external engagements.
Bangladesh
Community Management Organizations and Winrock International
Climate Resilience Ecosystems and Livelihoods (CREL) was a six-year, USAID-funded project implemented by a Winrock International-led consortium in tandem with Bangladeshi partners and government agencies, most notably the Bangladesh Forest Department (BFD).
Thailand
Raks Thai Foundation and CARE International
This is a case study of the transition of CARE USA’s Thailand office into a local entity named Raks Thai Foundation (RTF) in 1997, which six years later was re-incorporated as a member of the CARE confederation.
Timor-Leste
Belun and CICR
Dili, Timor-Leste This case study centers on the NGO Belun, headquartered in Dili, Timor-Leste. The unique story of its inception in the early 2000s; its organizational development over the course of a USAID grant; its transition from international to local leadership; and its ability to survive and even thrive up to the present day make it an excellent case for analysis.
Philippines
World Vision and TB Taskforce Federation, Inc
Iloilo City, Iloilo, Philippines This report documents the handover of World Vision’s Social Mobilization on Tuberculosis (SMT) project (2005–11) in Iloilo City, Philippines, positioning the case study within the Philippines’ broader civil society and international aid context. The report looks beyond technical aspects to consider how partnerships between international and local actors evolve during transition processes.
Coffee for Peace, PCBI, and Mennonite Church Canada
Mindanao, Philippines This report presents the case study of the Mennonite Church Canada and its relationship with PeaceBuilders Community, Inc. (PBCI), a Mindanao-based peacebuilding organization in the Philippines that carries out a range of peace and reconciliation activities with conflict-impacted communities and local leaders. In particular, the report examines how PBCI was able to achieve financial independence from the Mennonite Church Canada by embarking on a social enterprise initiative: Coffee for Peace.